Bend firefighter and his twin brother killed in small-plane crash at Idaho airport
A Bend firefighter and his twin brother were killed Monday morning in the crash of a small plane at an airport in Yellow Pine, Idaho, the agency and…
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Biden signs Inflation Reduction Act into law
By Maegan Vazquez and Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden signed a sweeping $750 billion health care, tax and climate bill into law at the White…
Continue Reading1 person is dead and 17 injured after a car drove through a crowd at a Pennsylvania community event
By Tina Burnside, CNN A man was arrested on suspicion of driving his car into a crowd Saturday evening in Pennsylvania, killing one person and…
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Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team welcomes drug detection K-9 ‘Ladybug’ to the team
The Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team has welcomed Bend Police drug detection K-9 Ladybug and her handler, Detective Rob Pennock, to the team.…
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Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz revives, appoints 19 members to Police Chief’s Advisory Council
Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz announced Thursday he’s appointed the 19 members of the revived Police Chief’s Advisory Council, which had been…
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Controversial, withdrawn wildfire risk map draws criticism at packed ODF community meeting in Redmond
The Oregon Department of Forestry drew a big crowd in Redmond Wednesday night on that controversial state wildfire risk map state officials recently…
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Mental health and wellness festival planned Sunday at Drake Park
Bend therapist Savanna DeLuca has put together what she considers Bend’s first mental health and wellness festival. …
Continue ReadingRep. Herrera Beutler, who voted to impeach Trump, concedes
By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, one of two Republican members of Washington state’s…
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Cedar Creek Fire brings serious smoke to Bend for first time this summer
A fast-growing new wildfire in rugged, hard-to-access terrain on the Willamette National Forest 18 miles east of Oakridge was growing fast — 500…
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Crews stop growth of Fly Creek Fire, still 25% contained; evacuation alert drops to Level 1 (‘Be Ready’)
Firefighters made strong progress Monday on stopping a rash of new wildfires across Central Oregon in the wake of weekend storms and lightning,…
Continue ReadingGrain ship departs key Ukrainian port for first time since early days of war
CNN By Rob Picheta and Vasco Cotovio, CNN The first ship carrying grain under a UN-brokered export deal left the Ukrainian port of Odesa on Monday,…
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Wildfires in West explode in size amid hot, windy conditions
By JULIE WATSON and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Wildfires in California and Montana exploded in size overnight amid windy, hot…
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NE Bend house fire sparked by overloaded extension cord, investigators say
A fire that damaged a northeast Bend home late Tuesday afternoon was started by a failed extension cord that apparently became overloaded, officials…
Continue ReadingFamily of teen killed in CHOP zone: Seattle enabled danger
SEATTLE (AP) — Two Black teenagers were killed in June 2020 shootings amid Seattle’s racial justice protests and a new tort claim alleges that…
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Southern Oregon man accused of attempted murder, shooting alleged theft suspect at roadblock
A southern Oregon man faces attempted murder and other charges, accused of setting up a roadblock and shooting a person who allegedly stole items…
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Klamath County sheriff’s deputy rescues missing 5-year-old boy from the Sprague River near Chiloquin
A Klamath County sheriff’s deputy recently came to the rescue of a 5-year-old boy in the Sprague River, happily concluding a search for the missing…
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DCSO detectives following up on new leads in apparent accidental shooting near Mayfield Pond
Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said Tuesday detectoves are following up on new leads in their investigation of a Bend man’s fatal shooting near…
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Bend couple believes hit-and-run may have been intentional, frustrated with police response
Early on Sunday, July 3, Madeline Bason and her wife, Erica Cardwell, were walking by the Deschutes County Courthouse in downtown…
Continue ReadingMusk abandons deal to buy Twitter; company says it will sue
By BARBARA ORTUTAY, TOM KRISHER and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press Elon Musk announced Friday that he will abandon his tumultuous $44 billion…
Continue ReadingThe economy added 372,000 jobs in June, outpacing expectations
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business The US economy added 372,000 jobs in June, an unexpected boost in hiring and a signal that the…
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